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ski_salmon69I've always mounted my own but I was gonna have a shop do it this time so I asked him how much our local shop charges and he said he paid $150??? How much have you guys been paying because I thought it was usually around $50 to $60??
PartyBullshiitThat’s two mounts here in Florida.
Newsheepersstill a scam $75? i pay like 30
LemuelI haven’t paid for a mount in a while but it doesn’t surprise me to see mounts going for over $100. I used to get upset about pricey mounts, but it is a skilled service (and hopefully they are testing the bindings after as well).
-eREKTion-Yeah, $150 seems like a ripoff until you consider that he probably didn't buy the equipment from that shop and the shop has to pay for skilled employees and some kind of indemnification in case he gets hurt on poorly mounted skis. It's an expensive sport but shop techs got to make a living too.
-eREKTion-Yeah, $150 seems like a ripoff until you consider that he probably didn't buy the equipment from that shop and the shop has to pay for skilled employees and some kind of indemnification in case he gets hurt on poorly mounted skis. It's an expensive sport but shop techs got to make a living too.
hi_vis360Idk man let’s do the math here. Let’s say the mount takes 1 hour to do:
30$ for employee pay
30$ for company expenses and parts
20$ for other miscellaneous costs
thats still only 80 bucks? I’ve never worked in a shop so somebody correct me but 150 still seems wicked steep. Are shop techs making like 60 bucks an hour or something??
HypeBeastWhat kinda shop pays techs $30/hr?
hi_vis360Idk man let’s do the math here. Let’s say the mount takes 1 hour to do:
30$ for employee pay
30$ for company expenses and parts
20$ for other miscellaneous costs
thats still only 80 bucks? I’ve never worked in a shop so somebody correct me but 150 still seems wicked steep. Are shop techs making like 60 bucks an hour or something??
skiP.E.I.Unless you're mounting the skis without a jig and also figuring out a mount point that isn't marked on the ski, it shouldn't take more than half an hour. If you have a jig for the bindings, a work bench and all the tools at hand it's a 15 minute job.
hi_vis360As I said, I was trying to be as generous as possible with this estimate, still only came out to $80 lol
ski_salmon69I've always mounted my own but I was gonna have a shop do it this time so I asked him how much our local shop charges and he said he paid $150??? How much have you guys been paying because I thought it was usually around $50 to $60??
mrk127Unless it's something complex like double pattern quiver killer inserts. Def got ripped off
ChunderfaceMy last mount was $50, but they charged my an extra $25 to pull the old bindings off. This part pissed me off kinda.
Denver homies where where you mounting at?
skiP.E.I.Unless you're mounting the skis without a jig and also figuring out a mount point that isn't marked on the ski, it shouldn't take more than half an hour. If you have a jig for the bindings, a work bench and all the tools at hand it's a 15 minute job.
freeballerIf I have the jig, I can do a mount in 5 min. I wouldn't trust anyone to mount my skis without a jig, that's for sure.
freeballerIf I have the jig, I can do a mount in 5 min. I wouldn't trust anyone to mount my skis without a jig, that's for sure.
